Meaning of gapas

kapok

n. cotton

n. 1. kind of medium-sized tree which produces cotton; 2. prepared cotton for treatment of wounds. (→) v. 1. for rice plants to fail to develop grains. Migapas ang ámung humay tungud sa huwaw, Our rice plants didn’t develop grains due to the drought; 2. for cloth to be worn to the point that lint is showing. Ug mugapas (gapasun) ang panaptun, panahun nang ipalit ug bag-u, If the cloth wears, it’s time to buy new clothes. -an(→) n. 1. cotton fields; 2. dart of a blow gun (so called from the piece of cotton tied to the end). 2a. arrow. -un(→) a. full of lint. gapasgápas n. kind of porgy with insipid cotton-like flesh: Monotaxis grandoculis. gapasgapas see kadlum ihálas. see kadlum.